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Masks, 2015, riso-drawings

Masks, riso-drawings – 2015.

Riso-prints, collage, drawing on paper.

A4

In ‘Masks’ I have combined drawings of tribal masks and 18th century paper dolls.

Besides the series of riso-prints I have also worked over a lot of the ‘Masks’ riso-prints with pencil, pastel, paper cuts and acrylic paint.

Mask 2015 A4 riso print with drawing
Mask 2015 A4 riso print with drawing
Mask 2015 A4 riso print with drawing
Mask 2015 A4 riso print with drawing
Mask 2015 A4 riso print with drawing
Mask 2015 A4 riso print with drawing

 

 

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Freak icons, 2011-2015

Freaks icons – 2012-2015.

Portraits of performers from the last century circuses, the then so-called freaks. Portrayed as icons in rich colours, fabrics and embroidery, the images based on the old circus posters, making them god-like, transforming their disabilities into super-powers.

Silkscreen print on fabric, worked over with painting, application and embroidery.

Of each portrait there is a red and flowery (background) version.

A couple of Freak Icons were also used in the installation ‘A stroll in the park’ at ‘Graphics & beyond’, 2012.

Tagged With: portrait, textiles

Hoi

‘Hoi’ (hi) is a series of pencil drawings made to reflect on those aside conversations you have between friends.

<strong>Hoi</strong> 1997 A5 pencil drawing
<strong>Hoi</strong> 1997 A5 pencil drawing
<strong>Hoi</strong> 1997 A5 pencil drawing
<strong>Hoi 4</strong> 1997 A5 pencil drawing
<strong>Hoi 5</strong> 1997 A5 pencil drawing

Tagged With: portrait, self-portrait

A stroll in the park

At the exhibition ‘Graphics & Beyond’ in de Pieter, Leiden (organised by the Grafische Werkplaats) I transformed a room into a small circus tent, complete with sawdust to present the romance between Miss Sophia Schultz and Major Mite.

The 3 presented works are out of the Freaks Icons series.

Fabric, string curtain, lights, sawdust and 3 silkscreen prints on fabric

2012

Tagged With: portrait, silkscreen, textiles

Energies – In the woods

A performance with 3 costume statues. Deep in the woods 3 very different energies are manifesting themselves. They seem to be closed off from each other; each in their own little world. But is this right? Don’t they belong together and form a whole? Based on the Chakra energies. videorealisation: André Bijma assistance & light: William Pennings performers: Ingetje Wielenga, Yanaika Holle, Ilse Versluijs music: Davide Bellotta. Presented at Ververs gallery, Amsterdam in 2011. Exhibition of drawings of the Freaks series, the silkscreen print (the back piece) ‘In the woods’ and 3 statue costumes. The performance took place during the opening. The videorealisation was done separately.

2011

Tagged With: costume, drawings, performance, portrait, silkscreen, statue, textiles

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